Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-09-05 Thread Brian Maynard
Thanks for checking me in Kevin. It was my first time on a CW net and I was nervous, relying on Text Decode on my K4D, etc. Conditions were as weird as they were on the 20M SSB net at 1800 - one way strong - reverse weak. I could barely copy you. On 40M I listened around for 10 minutes but the

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-09-04 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Good conditions were not to be found.  Both twenty and forty meters had moderate to high noise levels with all manner of QSB. The strongest signal on twenty was from RI.  Forty meters is changing noticeably from week to week.  The strongest signal there was from ID, my next

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-09-04 Thread Antonio Madeira
Good Morning Dear Kevin. I'll try again at QTR. 73 Antonio, CU8AS On Sun, 4 Sept 2022 at 04:32, kevin wrote: > Good Evening, > > When Douglas Fir are thinner than about twelve inches in diameter > they are shaded silver. As they grow that color is broken by cracks of > brown. My trees

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-09-03 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    When Douglas Fir are thinner than about twelve inches in diameter they are shaded silver.  As they grow that color is broken by cracks of brown.  My trees were thinned a few years ago but only this season have I seen a change in their growth.  On my weekly hike almost every

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-08-28 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Propagation was not good.  QSB helped and hindered.  Twenty meters had more QSB while forty meters had more noise - thunderstorms and a steady hissing.  Digging was rewarded.  I gave more than one ESP to S3 signal report.  As the sun angle changes forty meters will get longer

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-08-27 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    It is starting to smell like fall.  Lack of rain has caused the grass to turn brown.  Fire danger is high today but the cool, moist morning helped.  Today it is sunny at 65 degrees, by Wednesday it will be in the high 80s.    The sun is unsettled.  A few of the sunspot

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-08-21 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Both bands had low noise which is not a good sign.  Normally that means weak signals, which was the case today.  Twenty meters was hard but forty meters was worse.  Nevertheless, it was good hearing you all.  Not many conversations, just signal and weather reports, along with

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-08-20 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Thimble berries are doing well.  Huckleberries are starting, but they are sour.  Black berries are young too.  There has been no rain though mornings have been cloudy with some fog.  The air smells a lot better than it did a few weeks ago.  The sun is more yellow these days.

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-08-14 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    I think I added noise, or QRN, to every signal report.  It started moderately loud, increasing steadily throughout both nets.  My ears were ringing after I was done with the second net. Forty meters was working well close in, as well as in the first hop.  MUF (NVIS) was 7.2

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-08-13 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Each morning this week has been foggy and cool.  The forest undergrowth is green while fire danger is moderate.  I followed the trail the elk took.  It was easy to see where they had walked because a swath of grass was broken all in the same direction. Hunters have been

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-08-07 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Conditions were poor to weak.  QSB on both bands with some storm noise on 40 meters. The day started cool and clear.  As I was making breakfast I saw movement.  It was the tail end of a herd of elk passing through. The bull's antlers were large and still in velvet.  Then a

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-08-06 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    After a few hazy days it has cleared up and cooled off.  Lots of dew each morning so fire danger has dropped to moderate levels.  The sun is at moderate levels too.  The sunspot number has dropped with flux at 114.  Propagation may just improve on us.  Let's test it tomorrow.

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-07-31 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Twenty meters was better than last week though it had some QSB and a few storms.  Forty meters had faster QSB with more local storms.  The less energetic sun gave us a chance.    The hot spell peaked a few hours ago.  The forecast is for cooler days in the 80s.  Fire danger

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-07-30 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    The sky has developed an orange cast.  While there are no major forest fires nearby, the Columbia River basin is filling with smoke.  Temperatures rose to the high nineties this week which raised the haze level to me.  My begonias are no longer red, but my eyes are.  Fire

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-07-24 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    I woke up to rain hitting the roof.  Then I looked out the window and found dense fog.  It was fog rain condensing from the trees.  The sun came out and it got hot (85F).  Then I heard reports from MI, IA, CA, and TX.  Texas beat California by a few degrees.  However, the

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-07-23 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    While making dinner I looked out at the hummingbird feeder. Two of them were sitting on it, both seemed large.  The Anna's Hummingbirds are here for the season.  Rufous Hummingbirds show up in late February to mid March.  This year they had to deal with a week of heavy snow. 

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-07-17 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Conditions were not very good.  Noise on both bands.  Forty meters had summer storms with some QRM.  I may need to move that net down a little.  I am also tempted to move it later for a few months.   Weather reports ranged from hot and muggy, to hot and dry, to just plain

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-07-16 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    It was a sunny, mild week with a few days with morning fog. No rain fell so the fog is helpful.  The local bees pollinated the thimble berry bushes well.  A lot of blossoms have set fruit due to them.  Hopefully I get a few handfuls later this summer.  The salmon berries are

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-07-10 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Conditions were a bit better on 20 meters.  Both bands had moderate QSB.  Signals were stronger on 20 while the noise was stronger on 40.  I keep imagining a time when propagation will be better.  The weather is mild, I have the parts, it is time to craft and hang another

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-07-09 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Summer is gradually starting here in the Pacific Northwest. There was a short spell of high temperatures around field day, but since then it has been moderately cloudy and wet.  More openings in the clouds appeared this week with less rainfall.  Temperatures rose into the

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-07-03 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    The sun popped out for a few minutes after a misty, wet day. This weather is perfect for growing ferns.  Some of them are now over ten feet tall.  They are filling any hollows in the terrain. Occasionally you will see one get pulled down out of the canopy. This is about the

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-07-02 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Last weekend was hot, it rose into the mid 90s.  Now it is back in the low 60s.  Summer came and went, the morning fog has returned.  The fir and hemlock have about four inches of new growth on each tip.  I would expect to see deer but the thinning puts the new growth well

[Elecraft] CW Skimmer with KX3 Help needed

2022-07-02 Thread Michael Aust via Elecraft
Anyone using an Elecraft KX3 with CW Skimmer with the DigiRig See offset noise on CW decodes no matter what frequency I select in CW Skimmer and hard to decode signals and is within 1kHz of desired frequency Need to figure how to set it up with a KX3 withCW Skimmer Seems the I/Q output is not

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-06-19 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Twenty meters was noisy with moderate QSB.  Forty meters was also noisy with light QSB.  Next week folks will be out in the environment, working field day.  Stay warm, or cool, as the case may be.  Drink plenty of water, the sun and wind remove it faster than you think.  

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-06-18 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    The dry season is sneaking in, twenty minutes more a week. What were open expanses just a few weeks ago are now filled with tall ferns.  They are not done growing but they do change the environment.  Underneath their new canopy lies a moister, cooler micro-climate.  The

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-06-12 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    The sun has come out.  That has been rare lately.  A few minutes earlier today followed by rain.  From the Bay Area to Idaho it's cool and misty.  Out on the Plains I got reports of 90 degrees.  Summer may be there but the dry season is not yet here.    Propagation was OK

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-06-11 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    I have been entertained by three squirrels today.  The two young ones have fallen out of the fir tree next to me a few times, their mother dragged them back up.  Then they fell onto my roof while mom chipped away at them.  Then they attacked my soffit with their new teeth. 

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-06-05 Thread Edward Mccann
Kevin - remind us all where you is. Ed McCann Sausalito CA AG6CX Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 5, 2022, at 7:35 PM, kevin wrote: > > Good Evening, > >Propagation was marginal, noise was strong, and QSB was moderate. One day > this cycle will improve. The twenty meter frequency was

Re: [Elecraft] 20 years of the Elecraft CW Net

2022-06-05 Thread kevin
nniversary of the Elecraft CW net! Kevin, KD5ONS, has hosted it through all sorts of propagation, not to mention weather, as his colorful reports attest. Thanks, Kevin, for your commitment to Elecraft, to CW, and to our shared community. We hope you'll keep up the good work. 73, Wayne N6KR

Re: [Elecraft] 20 years of the Elecraft CW Net

2022-06-05 Thread Bill Frantz
niversary of the > Elecraft CW net! > > Kevin, KD5ONS, has hosted it through all sorts of propagation, not to mention > weather, as his colorful reports attest. > > Thanks, Kevin, for your commitment to Elecraft, to CW, and to our shared > community. We hop

[Elecraft] 20 years of the Elecraft CW Net

2022-06-05 Thread Wayne Burdick
We were reminded by Dave, W8OV, that today marks the 20th anniversary of the Elecraft CW net! Kevin, KD5ONS, has hosted it through all sorts of propagation, not to mention weather, as his colorful reports attest. Thanks, Kevin, for your commitment to Elecraft, to CW, and to our shared

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-06-05 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Propagation was marginal, noise was strong, and QSB was moderate.  One day this cycle will improve.  The twenty meter frequency was popular.  I had to move twice before I could start the net.  I thought the lull in solar activity would provide a window of better propagation. 

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-06-04 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    I started the Elecraft CW net on June 6th, 2002 to commemorate my uncle's action on that date in 1944.  He started early, loading into a plane for a short flight across the Channel.  Then jump out of a perfectly good aircraft, in the dark, while getting shot at. They were

Re: [Elecraft] CW, Here I come!

2022-05-31 Thread Wes
Page 5 in the manual  CW Mode Wes  N7WS On 5/31/2022 6:24 PM, Bob Cutter via Elecraft wrote: Look on menu for sidetone volume Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, May 31, 2022, 7:02 PM, Richard wrote: For code practice, I tried plugging a straight key into the “KEY” jack on the

Re: [Elecraft] CW, Here I come!

2022-05-31 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
I hear a tone when I operate the straight key but the volume is low > and I can’t change the tone. Level is controlled by the MON in CW (hold CMP/PWR). Frequency is controlled by "Pitch" (Hold SPOT). > How about some sequential help on this? All in the Owner's Manual. 73, ... Joe,

Re: [Elecraft] CW, Here I come!

2022-05-31 Thread Bob Cutter via Elecraft
Look on menu for sidetone volume  Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, May 31, 2022, 7:02 PM, Richard wrote: For code practice, I tried plugging a straight key into the “KEY” jack on the back of my K3s. I hear a tone when I operate the straight key but the volume is low and I can’t

[Elecraft] CW, Here I come!

2022-05-31 Thread Richard
For code practice, I tried plugging a straight key into the “KEY” jack on the back of my K3s. I hear a tone when I operate the straight key but the volume is low and I can’t change the tone. How about some sequential help on this? Richard W4KBX

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-05-29 Thread kevin
Good Evening,     I scanned twenty meters just before the net to check propagation.  It was wall to wall.  When I scanned forty I found no one else.  I was not sure there would be a single check in.  I was wrong.  Forty meters worked.  It had QSB and noise, but there were some signals.   

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Time correction

2022-05-29 Thread kevin
The forty meter net will start after the WPX contest at z Monday or 5:00 PM PDT Sunday on, or near, 7047 kHz.    73,     Kevin.  KD5ONS - __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-05-28 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    There won't be room for the 20 meter net so I will cancel that one until next week.  Since the WPX contest ends at 2359z I will move the 40 meter net back to z.  That should better match conditions on that band.    The sun keeps throwing ions at us willy-nilly. 

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-05-22 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Conditions on both bands were not good.  The sun has been unhelpful.  I checked my antennas between nets to see if they were OK.  I plan to assemble a doublet so I can have a change in perspective.  The verticals seem to shoot over wide areas.   On 14050 kHz at 2200z:

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-05-21 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    The sun has been active this week with a few flares strong enough to cause radio black outs.  But I was able to work Hungary on 20m a few hours ago.  Rapid QSB kept changing the pitch of his signal.  Solar flux is strong at 166, the auroral oval shows a strong flow of

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-05-15 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    I checked twenty meters twice before lunch.  I heard nothing and the reverse beacon network reported my signal landing in small areas.  I was surprised I worked any of you.  Noise was higher than signals, while QSB kept dragging faint signals away.  I kept switching between

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-05-14 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Morning rain made it hard to get out of bed.  Gray skies with rhythmic sound of the rain were soothing.  After lunch the skies cleared and the temperature rose.  I walked onto the deck to a warm, moist day.  There was a 20 mph wind from the west as I hiked into a valley. 

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-05-08 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    QSB was moderate to deep.  I gave two reports of below ESP to S5.  Signals were not as strong as I had expected.  While noise was moderate on twenty meters it was less so on forty.  Dave's signal had a friendly chirp to it.  Reminded me of glowing filaments with the smell of

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-05-07 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    The rainy season persists longer than normal.  Lots of wind with more snow.  The radials have been depressed twice by the snow and are getting overgrown with new plants.  Mostly they are invisible.  Lots of new growth is changing the scenery to a yellower green palette.  Moss

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-05-01 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    The bands were so so.  QSB from S0 to S8 at times, with waves of noise.  The sun has been up to something.  It did show up for a few minutes, now it is gone again.  Spring arrives slowly here. Trilliums are blooming in the warmer spots.   On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z: W0CZ -

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-04-30 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    It was a wet week with only a little snow.  There were moments of sunshine so spring is here.  The large sunspot groups have moved around the limb.  Their x class flares will be pointed elsewhere until the next pass.  Let's check the S/N ratio tomorrow. Please join us on

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-04-25 Thread John Seboldt
Nothing heard on either band in Milwaukee, WI. But the SST weekly mini contest was hopping at , and worked a few with my KX3 at full-tilt 15W. John K0JD Milwaukee On 4/24/2022 21:27, kevin wrote: Good Evening,    Propagation was not good.  There was a steady roar on both bands with fast

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-04-24 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Propagation was not good.  There was a steady roar on both bands with fast QSB chopping things up.  Signal reports varied from ESP to S8, sometimes from the same op.   Weather conditions were more in line with the date.  My forecast has only a few more days of snow, I

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-04-23 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    It has not snowed in two days.  It got sunny and mild today so I took a walk.  This winter's storm damage is localized to only a few areas.  Those received heavy snow loads followed by high winds.  There are a variety of failure modes.  All of the ferns are crushed flat to

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-04-18 Thread Rick M0LEP
On Mon 18 Apr kevin wrote: > Conditions were worse than I had expected.  Weaker signals, higher > noise, with moderate QSB.  Everyone on twenty meters mentioned snow, > either actively falling or in the forecast.  I have ferns pushing > through corn snow with bedraggled daffodils crushed

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-04-17 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Conditions were worse than I had expected.  Weaker signals, higher noise, with moderate QSB.  Everyone on twenty meters mentioned snow, either actively falling or in the forecast.  I have ferns pushing through corn snow with bedraggled daffodils crushed flat to the ground. 

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-04-16 Thread kevin
Good Evening,     It started snowing last week before either net.  It hasn't really stopped since.  After the first 24 inches there has been only a few inches more.  Power went out before midnight on Sunday.  Around 8 AM it came back on for a few minutes.  Then it came back on again around 7

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-04-10 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Conditions were not good.  QSB was moderate but noise was high, higher on forty meters.  We are still being affected by last week's solar events.  The last forecast I read was for a stronger cycle than the previous one.  For the last few years the forecasts have predicted

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-04-09 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    The weather has been seasonal: one day it's pouring rain with high winds, the next is sunny and warm, a day later it is snowing.  The daffodils are open with a forecast of six inches of snow.    Coyotes have returned a few times.  The mountain beaver population represents a

Re: [Elecraft] CW slow speed

2022-04-05 Thread Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP
Josep, The K3 has a QRQ mode which provides faster QSK and improves the timing of CW over about 33 wpm. But when the K3 has to shift frequency between TX and RX (that is, when RIT/XIT or SPLIT is on, this is automatically turned off. What you may be noticing is not exactly a change in speed,

[Elecraft] CW slow speed

2022-04-05 Thread Josep Torres via Elecraft
Howdy.! I have noted that when I switch the RIT/XIT or Split on, the CW speed is reduced, why that.? Any tip to fix this.? I don’t know if I have something wrong in the CONFIG or what could be the cause.. Any ideas.? Thanks, 73, Josep EA6BF BUG #256 - CWops #3072 - FOC #2182 (ex 1724)

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-04-03 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Conditions were as I had expected.  Twenty meters had more noise with deeper QSB, but both bands worked to some extent.  It will be difficult to complete my antenna soon, snow is forecast until Wednesday.  Then more rain.   On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z: NO8V - John - MI K4JPN

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-04-02 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Things are looking up, I saw a coyote sniffing around a number of mountain beaver tunnels.  They will return balance by thinning the population.  Maybe they can use the tunnels to start their own den.  My rhododendrons will get a chance to grow more than a few feet tall.   

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-03-27 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Both bands were unsettled.  There was more QSB on twenty meters while forty meters had more noise.  It grew worse as time passed.  Signals were not strong on either band.  When I scanned twenty meters around 9 AM I only found two signals.  The rest was a variety of noises

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-03-26 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    It has been a quiet week.  Not much snow, the first daffodils are blooming, and the hummingbirds are active at the feeder.  The sun was relatively blank until today.  Some active sunspots are now visible.  A CME is due tomorrow or Monday.  It is moving rapidly so the strike

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-03-20 Thread kevin
Good Evening,     During a lull in the recent storms I had a chance to raise the vertical wire of a 1/4 vertical.  I have twenty radials in place with four wire segments left to fill in any gaps.  Each element is cut for 1/4 wavelength at 40 meters.  I started stripping the end of each wire

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-03-19 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Winter will not let go.  Gray skies with snow.  However, this cannot last long, the daffodils are starting to show some color. Last night a chorus of Barred owls woke me up.  There was moving fog with an intermittent full moon; like a set from the Addams Family.    The sun

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-03-13 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Twenty meters was quiet, when I heard signals they were easy copy.  Mild QSB with low noise.  But low noise does not imply good conditions :)  Forty meters had more noise with stronger QSB.  I gave one report of S7 to S9 with very rapid QSB which chopped up characters.  There

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-03-13 Thread David Hourdequin
Good morning Kevin. 15 degrees here in WNC! I tried to play the videos but no joy. Is there something special I need to do to play them? Tnx es 73, David, NS4V > On Mar 12, 2022, at 10:02 PM, kevin wrote: > > Good Evening, > >The sun is acting up. We are due for some effects from a

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Errata

2022-03-12 Thread kevin
Good Evening again,    I missed the time change, again.  Here are the summer time notes.  Please notice I will keep the half hour differential.  As the sun moves a little more, the forty meter net can move to z.  For now it will be at 2330z. 14050 kHz at 2200z Sunday (3 PM PDT Sunday)  

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-03-12 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    The sun is acting up.  We are due for some effects from a CME sometime tomorrow afternoon.  Hmm... the timing seems suspicious. A few large sunspot groups are moving around the limb of the sun. A few more are moving in from the other side.  The sunspot number is a bit lower

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-03-06 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Twenty meters was more quiet than I had expected.  Signals were strong with mild to moderate QSB.  Forty meters had more noise with weaker signals and stronger QSB.  Everyone on twenty meters mentioned the weather.  For some it was cold, for others it was windy.  For Roy it

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-03-05 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    After a rainy week today's sun felt good.  Buds are starting to expand.  Daffodils are about four inches tall, just in time for the next snow storm due late in the week.  There was one day of fog and snow.  It was like a Turner painting in shades of gray.    The sun is

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-02-27 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Both nets ran well.  Twenty meters had low noise and low QSB. It was easy to copy the moderate to loud signals.  Forty meters had more noise which increased during the net.  QSB was mild to moderate there.    Spring is almost here, reports of snow were few, mild temperatures

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-02-26 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Wind started blowing after midnight moving the cold weather away.  Rain instead of snow so I can see my radials again.  Four inches of snow compressed them into the top layer of fir needles. I have the guy rope in place but it was too cold for me to solder the vertical

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report/

2022-02-20 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    I could not find an open frequency on twenty meters so I listened to TO4A efficiently log stations.  Forty meters had low noise with low to moderate QSB.  Signals may have been stronger than last week but the low S to N makes stations stand out.  A large, active sunspot group

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-02-19 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    I spent some time cutting salvaged antennas into 1/4 wavelength segments.  Then I hiked them through brambles, bushes, dead ferns, and branches.  Currently 20 of them are in place.  I have a few more segments left to fill any gaps with one left over for the radiator.  Snow,

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-02-13 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Twenty meters had a little slow QSB and low noise.  Forty meters had faster QSB, while the noise level varied over time. Winter is in control east of the Rockies.  The next storms arrive here in a few days.  Sun during the middle of winter is very nice.  Spring is coming; I

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-02-12 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    I have been exercising my ears this week.  I bought a new set of speakers * and a sub-woofer  * so I had to check them out.  I started with a variety of types of music.  Then I wanted to test the specs.  A variable sound generator would be good but I didn't have one.  I could

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-02-06 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    There was less noise than last week and some form of QSB on each of you.  A fast flutter with a slower rate added on.  Less noise is always helpful.  The sun has obviously moved since the solstice.  Forty meters changed over the course of the second net.  One moment people

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-02-05 Thread kevin
Good Evening,     The sun has remained active all week; cycle 25 is well underway.  At the present we are being hit by some solar wind. Hopefully the stream will cease before tomorrow's nets, leaving better propagation with moderate QSB. Please join us on (or near): 14050 kHz at 2300z

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-01-30 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Weather has returned to normal: 40 degrees F, foggy with rain, and humidity at or above 98%.  Snow is in the forecast depending on elevation and temperature.  The forest has already been pruned, but I don't expect much accumulation from this set of storms.    Signals were

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-01-29 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    It is easy to lose a mountain.  Mt. St. Helens is rarely visible from here.  If there is any haze in the sky it is almost invisible.  In the summer you need to know which bit of white is a mountain top, which is a cloud, and which is the top of Mt. Rainier.  Tuesday's weather

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-01-23 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Twenty meters was quite noisy.  My noise floor was about S6 with peaks up to S9.  A few different types of noise too.  I was able to dig out three of you but none at more than ESP copy.  I think I was copying holes in the noise rather than CW tones.  I had to use paper and

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-01-22 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    I had a foggy week.  Occasionally the clouds dropped below me for some sun, or a view of the stars.  Lots of rumbling before 3 PM, loggers are moving heavy equipment.  Soggy weather lets them work longer hours with little need for fire watch.    The sun has been tossing

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-01-16 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Conditions on twenty meters were not conducive to communications.  Lots of noise with a few types of QSB.  Normally I have very low noise, S2 or lower.  Today the base noise level was at or above all signals.  QSB was rapid enough to chop up some characters.  From the sounds

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-01-15 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    The snow is almost gone.  Sun, rain, and higher temperatures have caused some flooding.  The trees have been pruned of branches, tops, weakly attached needles, and most of the tufts of lichen.  Usnea strands provide deer with a lot of carbohydrates and some protein.  The

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-01-09 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Signals were as I expected.  Weak to better, moderate but slow QSB, with a medium level of noise.  Twenty meters was not as good as forty.  There were few signals on it when I looked earlier in the day.  We are still in a solar storm at the moment which explains the

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2022-01-08 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    The last two weeks here have been dominated by snow of many different types.  The Inuit languages have over twenty words for snow.  I think that is rather sparse.  English uses modifiers independent of the root word snow.  It requires a phrase for what can be stated with a

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2022-01-02 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    QSB was slow and deep.  S2 to S9 for some of you.  The forty meter net had a lot of competition.  A few RTTY stations drifted through and a few tuners.  But signals were good enough.  I am glad the power remained on through both nets.  It has been on for more than 24 hours. 

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2022-01-01 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    It has been an interesting week.  Trees kept collapsing from the snow load.  They take out the power lines causing day long power outages.  Power would come back on, last an hour or so, and go out again for another twelve hours.  Wind is kicking up right now so I may or may

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2021-12-26 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Conditions were so-so to OK.  Rapid QSB was on everyone, it chopped up weaker stations, the stronger ones were better.  More than one operator mentioned I was the only station on the band.  I did not hear anything except check ins on either band.  I don't think it was due to

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2021-12-25 Thread kevin
Merry Christmas,    Snow has been falling for the last few days; sometimes heavily.  It is no longer melting each day.  The trees look like folded beach umbrellas.  Very few of them have shed any of their load.  I expect that to happen overnight so it could get loud :)   The sun has been

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2021-12-19 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Each day the rain melts the snow.  Each night the snow returns.  This has continued for about two weeks.  Last night the cycling ate my doublet.  It must have broken early because when I saw it this morning the hanging wire was coated with an inch of snow.  The snow loads the

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2021-12-18 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Rain is melting the latest batch of snow.  This year's crop of ferns is more compressed.  The sword fern lose their outer fronds, while the bracken fern disintegrates.  By next fall they should be soil.    The sun has awakened.  If I could see the sun I would drag out the

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2021-12-12 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Conditions on both bands were poor to OK.  QSB ranged from slow to a rapid chop but never very deep.  On both bands I lost station after station.  I would log you and then you were gone. One these days we should try alternate calling stations again.    Precipitation was in

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2021-12-11 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Snow and rain alternated this week.  One day snow line would be above me, the next 1000 feet below me.  Then the county crowned the gravel roads.  It feels like driving on freshly poured concrete with four flat tires.  Due to all the clear cuts there is little left to slow

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report

2021-12-05 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Conditions were decent on both bands.  QSB varied from moderate to light, mostly it was rapid.  Both of my antennas captured plenty of noise.  Normally they are different - one noisy, the other less so.  Winter may be a little early.  Last night I had a hard frost which left

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2021-12-04 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    A warm and wet week has changed into a cold and wet week. There were a few hours of sun around sunrise, sunset, and when the clouds dropped into the valleys.  The FedEx driver had to chat for a while to enjoy the sun.  It was his first trip up through the clouds.   The sun

[Elecraft] CW ham's dream K-3 & P-3 combo available

2021-12-04 Thread Art KZ5D
Having just received my K-4, I'm selling my K-3/P-3 combo. Both in mint condition, one owner, non-smoking environment. K-3 100w S/N #2456 has 2 RXs - both upgraded with KSYN3A DSP boards. Main RX filters: 1 Khz, 400 Hz, and 200 Hz. Sub RX filters: 1 Khz and 400 Hz. Elecraft weighted tuning knobs

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2021-11-28 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    Twenty meters had little room left.  No frequencies within howling distance of our usual spot.  So I waited for the second net.  Forty meters worked fairly well with some fast flutter.  The sun is slowly growing more active.   On 7047.5 kHz at 0015z: W0CZ - Ken - ND WM5F

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2021-11-27 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    There were a few clear nights this week, cold with many stars.  The days have been shades of gray.  It is hard to tell the time of day from the sun.  Some rain, ranging from heavy to a mist or dense fog.  You can smell next year's soil decomposing.   The sun has perked up. 

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2021-11-21 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    A few months ago I cleaned out my weight room and added a workbench.  I use it to rebuild my computers.  I moved one of the servers in too.  That keeps the room and the weights warm.  I no longer have to wear gloves to lift in the winter.  Now, to get the other two servers

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